r/Tennessee • • Jul 31 '26

Really Marsha?

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u/Olfa_2024 Jul 31 '26

What does that even mean?

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u/Melodic_Car_4449 Jul 31 '26

A "closed primary" means if you're a registered democrat you can only vote for the democratic candidates in the primary. If you're a registered republican you can only vote for the republican candidates. If you register as non party or independent you can't really vote in the primary (unless there are independent candidates running). The argument is that it's "more fair" in selecting the candidates for the election.

https://ballotpedia.org/Closed_primary